Brand Story
“Watches have always been my dream. This is because watches govern time, while art transcends time. Both compel us to reflect on what time means to human beings. For that reason, I have long wanted to create watches.
Additionally, I myself have a kind of fetishism toward mechanical forms, like those seen in Star Wars, and I have been fascinated by the capitalism that exists within the mech-fetish world of mechanical watches.”
Takashi Murakami
About Takashi Murakami Time Objects
Takashi Murakami’s Time Objects is an art project that invites viewers to think about what time means for human beings together with the artist.
Centered on the theme of the “CHRONOS PARADOX,” it explores opposing concepts such as life and death, permanence and impermanence, visibility and invisibility, and the moment and eternity, and seeks to give them form through the fusion of art and Swiss mechanical watchmaking.
Through symbolic motifs such as skulls and flowers, as well as private display mechanisms that can only be experienced by the owner, the works intend to materialize questions surrounding time. Each piece is produced in a limited edition through collaboration with master Swiss watchmakers, embodying originality, exceptional craftsmanship, and long-term cultural value. The works are exclusively distributed through selected luxury watch retailers.
About Takashi Murakami
The originator of the Superflat theory, which reconsiders the origins of Japanese traditional painting and contemporary art through the visual language and theory of anime and manga. The final chapter of his trilogy of Superflat exhibitions, Little Boy (New York, 2005), was awarded the Best Thematic Show by the International Association of Art Critics.
Murakami has been expanding the boundaries of contemporary art by unprecedentedly creating original characters such as Flowers, DOB, and Kaikai Kiki, as well as through collaborations with fashion brands and musicians. Founder of Kaikai Kiki Co., Ltd., he operates galleries and shops, produces films and animation, and engages in a wide range of artistic pursuits, including NFTs, trading cards, and a foray into the music industry, alongside holding exhibitions worldwide.